IRJET- Comparsion of Heat Transfer Analysis of Double Pipe Heat Exchanger with & with out PCM

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COMPARSION OF HEAT TRANSFER ANALYSIS OF DOUBLE PIPE HEAT
EXCHANGER WITH & WITH OUT PCM
M.T. Jaffar sathiq ali1, B. Tharmaseelan2, M. Sethuraaman3, D. Pandiyarajan4, P. Praveen Kumar5
1Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Technology,
Tamilnadu, India
2,3,4,5UG Students, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Technology,
Tamilnadu, India
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Abstract - The double pipe heat exchanger type has low
heat transfer rate compared with other types of heat
exchangers. There are large numbers of PCMs that melt and
solidify at a wide range of temperatures, making them
attractive in a number of applications. These materials are
used in applications where it is necessary to store energy
due to the temporary phase shift between the offer and
demand of thermal energy. Experimental study of Double
pipe heat exchanger with PCM & without PCM was analyzed.
The Cynamide used as a phase change material and its
melting temperature is 45ᵒC. The result was showed in best
heat transfer coefficient and effectiveness obtained in with
PCM set up. And compare to without PCM maximum 20% of
effectiveness is occurred in with PCM.
Key words: Double pipe heat exchanger, With PCM &
without PCM, Melting temperature, Effectiveness.
1. INTRODUCTION
Techniques for heat transfer augmentation are
relevant to several engineering applications. In recent
years, the high cost of energy and material has resulted in
an increased effort aimed to produce more efficient heat
exchange equipment [1]. Furthermore, there is a need for
miniaturization of heat exchangers in specific applications,
such as space and vehicle applications, through the
augmentation of heat transfer rate [2]. There are three
types of heat transfer augmentation techniques, passive,
active and combined type [3]. Passive techniques generally
use surface or geometrical modifications to the flow
channel by incorporating inserts, additional devices or
surface treatment which promotes higher heat transfer
coefficients by disturbing the existing flow behavior and
they do not require any external power input. Active
techniques are more complex than passive techniques
because they require some external power input to cause
the desired flow modification and improvement in the rate
of heat transfer such rotating bodies, electric field, and
acoustic or surface vibration [4]. In most of the previous
heat transfer studies, constant wall temperature is used as
a boundary condition, since thermal boundary conditions
affect the Nusselt number for fully developed flow in
straight tubes. Further, changing the inlet temperature or
inlet flow rate changes the Nusselt number, and
accordingly has an effect on the heat transfer coefficient
Latent heat thermal energy storage is particularly
attractive technique because it provides a high energy
storage density. When compared to a conventional
sensible heat energy storage system, latent heat energy
storage system requires a smaller weight and volume of
material for a given amount of energy. In addition latent
heat storage has the capacity to store heat of fusion at a
constant or near constant temperature which correspond
to the phase transition temperature of the phase change
material (PCM). The study of phase change materials was
pioneered by Telkes and Raymond [5]. Therefore, the
scope of the present study is compared the effectiveness
and overall heat transfer coefficient in double pipe heat
exchanger with PCM and without PCM.
2. SELECTION OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS.
There are several factors that need to be considered
when selecting a phase change material. An ideal PCM
will have high heat of fusion, high thermal conductivity
and density, long term reliability during repeated cycle
and dependable freezing behavior. The PCM melts and
absorbs part of the heat gain through the melting process
and solidifies then releases the stored heat. The net effect
is increased the heat transfer coefficient. PCM should be
selected based on the melting temperature, cost and
availability [ ]. The selected PCM is Cynamide and its
melting temperature and thermo physical properties are
shown Table 1.

Table – 1: Properties of PCM & Heat exchanger.
3. METHODOLOGY
Fabricate the two double pipe heat exchanger, one is PCM
pipe included and another one is PCM pipe is not included.
The dimension of double pipe heat exchanger showed in
Table 2.
Table – 2: Dimensions of Heat exchanger.
With PCM Without PCM
Length 1m 1m
Outer pipe
diameter
0.035m 0.035m
Inner pipe
diameter
0.025m 0.025m
PCM pipe 0.001m 0.001m
3.1 EXPERIMENTAL SET UP
Fig – 1: Double pipe arrangements.
Fig – 2: Arrangements of Double pipe heat exchanger with
PCM & without PCM.
An Experimental set up Constructed for the present study
in shown in fig 1. Fig 2 shows the experimental setup of
two double pipe heat exchanger, one is PCM attached
another one is PCM not attached. These set up is used for
evaluating the heat transfer characteristics during
charging and discharging of PCM. The double pipe heat
exchanger which works as a heat storage consists of two
pipes. The outer pipe is made up aluminum is 1m long and
0.025m diameter of inner pipe , 0.035 diameter of outer
pipe. The PCM attached pipe is made up of copper and its
having a 1m length and 0.001m diameter.
3.2 PROCEDURE FOR EXPERIMENTAL
ANALYSIS
The heat exchanger system is placed horizontally and
liquid PCM is filled inside the pipe. A few test runs are
required in order to check the leakage of PCM. We used
water as a HTF, the hot water stored in tank and which is
maintained at the desired temperature with an electric
heater and temperature controller. The pressure gauges
are used to control the flow rate where inlet and outlet of
both liquids. Same arrangements carried also without PCM
double pipe heat exchanger. Inlet of hot and cold water
flow is supplied with respect to time. Initially 33ᵒC hot
water and 20ᵒC cold water entered to the heat exchanger,
the temperatures are recorded to use of temperature
sensor. Every 15 minute interval we are recorded the
temperatures both inlet and outlet of fluids in with PCM
and without PCM.
Material Melting
Temperat
ure (ᵒC)
Density Specific
Heat
KJ/Kg.K
Heat
of
fusion
Therm
al
condu
ctivity
W/mK
Cynamide 44 1280 78.3 259
Copper 1085 0.386
J/gmK
385
W/mK
Aluminium 660.3 0.900
J/gmK
205W/
mK
G.I 1510

When the inlet hot water temperature reaches the 44ᵒC
the PCM starts to melt and stored the heat itself. At that
time heat transfer is increased. At that same time the
temperature are measured in with PCM heat exchanger.
The maximum heat transfer is occurred in heat exchanger
with PCM arrangement.
3.3 PROCEDURE FOR CALCULATION
Heat exchanger analysis is the determination of
the heat transfer rate and the outlet temperatures of the
hot and cold fluids for prescribed fluid mass flow rate and
the inlet temperatures when the type and size of the heat
exchanger are specified [ ]. From Text book of Heat & Mass
Transfer by cengel the following equations to be find.
̇
= (1)
The actual heat transfer rate in a heat exchanger
can be determined from an energy balance on the hot or
cold fluids and can be expressed as
̇ = Cc (Tc, out -Tc, in) = Ch. (Tc, in -Tc, out) (2)
Where Cc= ṁc cphand Ch = ṁc cph are the heat
capacity rates of the cold and hot fluids, respectively. To
determine the maximum possible heat transfer rate in a
heat exchanger, we first recognize that the maximum
temperature difference in a heat exchanger is the
difference between the inlet temperatures of the hot and
cold fluids. That is,
Max =Th, in–Tc, in (3)
The heat transfer in a heat exchanger will reach its
maximum value when (1) the cold fluid is heated to the
inlet temperature of the hot fluid or (2) the hot fluid is
cooled to the inlet temperature of the cold fluid. These two
limiting conditions will not be reached simultaneously
unless the heat capacity rates of the hot and cold fluids are
identical (i.e., Cc=Ch). When Cc ≠ Ch, which is usually the
case , the fluid with the smaller heat capacity rate will
experience a larger temperature change , and thus it will
be the first to experience the maximum temperature, at
which point the heat transfer will come to a halt. Therefore
the maximum possible heat transfer rate in a heat
exchanger is
̇ Max = Cmin (Th, in–Tc, in) (4)
Where Cmin is the smaller of Ch and Cc. The
determination of Q max requires the availa ility of the
inlet temperature of the hot and cold fluids and their mass
flow rates, which are usually specified. Then, once the
effectiveness of the heatexchanger is known, the actual
heat transfer rate Q can be determined from
̇ = ̇ max = Cmin (Th, in–Tc, in) (5)
Where,
If Cc =
̇
̇
=
–
=
–
(6) If Ch
=
̇
̇ =
–
=
–
–
(7)
Therefore, the effectiveness of a heat exchanger
enables us to determine the heat transfer rate without
knowing the outlet temperatures of the fluids. The
effectiveness of a heat exchanger depends on the geometry
of the heat exchanger as well as the flow arrangement.
Therefore, different types of heat exchangers have
different effectiveness relations. Effectiveness relations of
the heat exchangers typically involve the dimensionless
group UAs/Cmin. This quantity is called the number of
transfer units NTU and is expressed as
NTU = U = (N × C_min)/A (8)
Where U is the overall heat transfer coefficient
and As is the heat transfer surface area of the heat
exchanger. Note that NTU is proportional to As. Therefore
for specified values of U and Cmin, the value of NTU is the
measure of heat transfer surface area As. Thus the larger
the NTU, the larger the heat exchanger. In heat exchanger
analysis, it is also convenient to define another
dimensionless quantity called the capacity ratio, c as
C= (9)
4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Using the apparatus and procedures described above,
several experiments were conducted to study the transient
thermal behavior of heat exchanger with PCM and without
PCM. The temperatures of both apparatus are recorded
every 15 minute time interval. The recorded readings are
shown in below table 3 & 4.

Table – 3: Recorded readings for With PCM
Time
(min)
Hot water
inlet
temperature
(ᵒC)
Cold water
inlet
temperature
(ᵒC)
Hot
water
outlet
temper
ature
(ᵒC)
Cold
water
outlet
temperatu
re
(ᵒC)
15 33 20 28 27
30 35 25 32 32
45 40 28 37 33
60 44 30 38 36
75 50 35 46 39
90 65 28 55 45
105 70 30 59 50
120 75 33 62 51
135 80 35 69 55
Table – 4: Recorded readings for Without PCM
Time
(min)
Hot water
inlet
temperature
(ᵒC)
Cold water
inlet
temperature
(ᵒC)
Hot
water
outlet
temper
ature
(ᵒC)
Cold
water
outlet
temperatu
re
(ᵒC)
15 33 20 26 27
30 35 25 34 30
45 40 28 39 31
60 44 30 40 32
75 50 35 47 34
90 65 28 60 36
105 70 30 66 37
120 75 33 70 41
135 80 35 74 45
We are used cynamide as a PCM, and its melting
temperature is 44ᵒC. initially hot water enter the heat
exchanger as 33ᵒC, we increased the temperature slightly
with respect to time. When the temperature reaches 44ᵒC
at that time PCM is start to melt and store the heat. So the
outlet temperature of hot water is decreases and outlet
temperature of cold water is increased. From the table 3 &
4, when 50ᵒC obtained the heat exchanger with PCM at
that time the outlet temperature of hot water is 46ᵒC and
outlet temperature of cold water is 39ᵒC. And same
condition without PCM showed the outlet temperature of
hot water is 47ᵒC, cold water is 34ᵒC. The maximum
changes occurred when the inlet temperature reaches
80ᵒC and 135 minute, the differences of cold water outlet
temperature of with PCM to without PCM is 10ᵒC.
Chart – 1: Variation of temperatures in With PCM with
respect to time.
Chart – 2: Variation of temperatures in Without PCM with
respect to time.
0
20
40
60
80
100
10 30 50 70 90 110130150
Temperature°C
Time (Min)
Hot water
inlet
Hot water
outlet
Cold water
inlet
Cold water
outlet
0
20
40
60
80
100
0 20 40 60 80100120140160
Temperature°C
Time (Min)
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inlet
Hot water
outlet
Cold water
inlet
Cold water
outlet

Chart – 3: Variation of heat transfer coefficient in with
PCM & without PCM with respect to time.
Chart – 4: Variation of Effectiveness with PCM & without
PCM with respect to time.
Chart 1 & 3 represents the temperatures differences of
with PCM and without PCM with respect to time. The
maximum difference is occurred when the PCM is fully
melted that is 80ᵒC. The differences can be measured using
the temperature sensor. Chart 3 shows the variation of
heat transfer coefficient in with PCM and without PCM. The
graph indicates the maximum heat transfer coefficient is
0.804 W/m2K. Chart 4 shows variation of effectiveness in
with PCM & without PCM. It indicates the maximum 20%
effectiveness is found the comparison.
5. CONCLUSION
The experimental model is constructed the double pipe
heat exchange with PCM and without PCM. The heat
transfer coefficient and effectiveness of the both heat
exchangers are compared. Several experiments were
conducted to study the transient thermal behavior of
heat exchanger with PCM and without PCM. The results
showed significant improvement in PCM in thermal
performance. The PCM completely melted after 1 hours
for the case of double pipe heat exchanger. When
compare the two heat exchangers during the time
interval maximum 20 % effectiveness and maximum
0.804 W/m2K heat transfer coefficient was obtained.
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